Strong increase in returns from Chilean salmon exports

Christian Pérez By contrast, Chilean exports of Rainbow trout totalized US$ 95 million as of February this year, representing a 27.5 percent decrease compared to the first two months of 2013. Moreover, this is the worst result for this period since 2008, in the midst of the so called ISA-virus crisis. Meanwhile, the combined exports of Chilean salmonids obtained US$ 757 million in returns in the first two months of 2014, showing a 33.5 percent increase compared to the same period of the previous year.